• Bunk Police Smuggled 15,000 Drug Test Kits Into Mysteryland USA

    This past summer, the Bunk Police smuggled 15,000 drug testing kits into Mysteryland USA's second annual three-day electronic dance music and culture festival held on the grounds of the original Woodstock '69 at Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center. CNN's Lisa Ling caught an interview with Adam Auctor, the CEO behind the harm reduction organization, which is scheduled to air on this Wednesday's episode of 'This Is Life with Lisa Ling: Electronic Woodstock.'

  • #FreeHillary- The Former Secretary of States Testifies in Eleven Hour Hearing

    Hillary Clinton testified in front of Congress in an eleven-hour hearing regarding her involvement in the Benghazi scandal, quelling concerns about her 2016 presidential campaign, according to CNN. The hearing was contentious, with Republicans mounting widespread criticism of Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State. It ammounted to somewhat of an endurance test, with the presidential candidate standing before the committee for eleven full hours. As the committee progressed, questions shifted from her role in the Benghazi attack to her use of a private email server.

  • Charlamagne Gives "Donkey of the Day" to CNN & Ashleigh Banfield for Racist Headline

    "Straight Outta Compton" was a massive success, debuting at the top of the box office. CNN anchor, Ashleigh Banfield, was not only surprised at the film's success but that there were no violent outbreaks that resulted from its opening. She and CNN ran the headline, "HIP-HOP FILM HAD LONG LINES, NO VIOLENCE" and hip-hop personality and Breakfast Club co-host, Charlamagne Tha God, took great offense to. He bestowed Banfield with the ultimate mark of shame, naming her and the rest of CNN the "The Donkey of the Day."

  • John Legend Pens Education Reform Op-Ed

    John Legend has always been one of the more socially conscious individuals in pop and R&B, not just asking questions of society in his music, but also taking action in the world around him. This morning, Feb. 17, the "All of Me" singer penned an op-ed on cnn.com discussing the education system in the United States and offers a few solutions he is a part of.

  • Snapchat Launches 'Discover' Feature With Warner Music, Media Giants CNN, Vice, Others

    On Tuesday, Jan. 27, Snapchat rolled out its new feature, Discover, which partners the social media platform with major media giants to help users "discover" what is going on through its service. The new, built-in feature was rolled out with a 50-second story that was sent to all users and featured in a YouTube video that explained what it does and how users will be able to access it. The app has teamed up with Warner Music Group in addition to media giants "Vice," "The Daily Mail," Comedy Central, "Cosmopolitan," Yahoo, "People" and National Geographic.

  • CNN Insiders Ticked 'New Day' Co-Anchor Kate Bolduan Replaced Permanently on Maternity Leave

    Jeff Zucker, CNN's head honcho, has ruffled some feathers over at the cable news network not only for replacing a familiar morning face, but by doing it in a shady way. "New Day's" Kate Bolduan has been on maternity leave since September, and not only has she been moved from that prime co-anchoring spot, but Zucker did it on a day when it would be buried beneath the real drama unfolding in Paris. According to a report by the "New York Post," Bolduan will be permanently replaced by Alisyn Camerota, who has been filling in for her during her maternity leave. Apparently, Zucker feels that Camerota is a better fit beside fellow co-anchors Chris Cuomo and Michaela Pereira. Bolduan has not been completely fired from CNN, though, as she will now co-host "@This Hour" at 11 a.m., but that is hardly the gig Bolduan was expecting to return to. CNN insiders are said to be ticked off at the way Zucker has handled things. Replacing an anchor in a key time slot is generally considered news, so the fact that it came out literally in the middle of the hostage situations that were unfolding in Paris is no coincidence. Instead, it is considered a shady move intended to hide the fact that Bolduan was cut from the morning news show while on leave and tending to her new daughter.

  • Fox News Ranked Top Cable News Network for 13th Year in a Row

    The end of the year means the television networks take a look back on the previous 12 months and analyze those numbers. Apparently, when it comes to news, Fox News not only crushed its competition, but this is actually the 13th year in a row that it is America's top cable news network. According to a report by Deadline, Fox News is doing great among all the cable networks as well. As 2014 ends, FNC celebrates its 13th consecutive year as the most-watched cable news network, though it, too, has had its disappointments. Overall, FNC is down 4 percent in total viewers — 1.05 million — the same percent in news demo viewers, though it finished laps ahead of its competition in both metrics, Deadline said. FNC rings out the year ranked No. 4 among ad-supported, basic-cable networks in overall primetime audiences, behind ESPN, USA Network and TNT. It also ranks No. 4 in total. CNN and MSNBC are way back in the 20s and 30s, said Deadline.

  • Columbia Journalism Review Names CNN's Don Lemon Worst Reporter of the Year

    It's that point in the year when nearly every publication dishes out their "best and worst" lists and it seems that CNN's Don Lemon's reporting has been particularly noteworthy. According to the Columbia Journalism Review, Lemon has been named the worst reporter of 2014. Maybe it's the way that he manages to discredit victims on camera or perhaps it's how Lemon likes to make himself an active part of the stories that he's covering, in the end the result seems to always be the same — people really just don't like this guy.

  • Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen Almost Dated Years Ago

    It is always interesting when CNN's Anderson Cooper turns up on "Watch What Happens: Live," the late-night chatfest with Andy Cohen. The men are known to be pretty decent friends and there has been speculation over the years that perhaps they have dated. This time around, Cooper decided to tell the story about why they have never actually gone out on a date. According to Cooper, it almost happened, as a mutual friend did try to set them up. "When we were set up ... we had a phone call to talk before we actually went out on a date. And I don't know how, but both of us sort of decided, based on that one phone call, We're not going to go on a date. I don't remember what it was," said the silver fox.

  • Bill Cosby's Legal Team Insists CNN is Trying to Ruin Him

    Bill Cosby's uphill battle to save his career isn't even close to over yet. Instead, it seems like with each passing day we learn of a new accuser or someone offers up scathing details of an encounter with the actor that seem to prop up all of the other allegations that came before. When Beverly Johnson decided to speak out recently it seemed like a bit of a game-changer because no one seemed to really question her account and there was a shift in the way that the media covered this story. Cosby felt it enough to actually talk to a reporter in the hopes of dividing and conquering the media. It didn't work, so now Cosby's legal team is ripping into the media, one network at a time and they're starting with CNN.

  • ABC News Anchor David Muir Furious 1st Darren Wilson Interview Went to George Stephanopoulos, Not Him

    We told you a few weeks ago that there was a serious fight between the networks to score the first exclusive interview with Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. CNN's Don Lemon and Anderson Cooper as well as NBC's Matt Lauer all met with Wilson before he finally decided to sit down and talk on the record with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. As it turns out, perhaps the person most bent out of shape over Wilson's choice is "ABC World News Tonight" anchor David Muir. Apparently Muir believes that as the network's evening anchor, he should be the one who is in the running for the serious "gets," not just Stephanopoulos. Sources close to Muir dished on the fact that he is furious exclusively to Page Six.

  • CNN's Don Lemon Puts Foot in Mouth Again While Reporting from Ferguson

    CNN's Don Lemon has been having a really rough time lately, and it basically has been his own doing. Last week he caught some major backlash after insinuating to Joan Tarshis, one of Bill Cosby's rape accusers, that she could have bit him to prevent the alleged assault. Now his reporting from Ferguson, Missouri, has also come under fire. Shortly after it was announced that Darren Wilson would not be indicted for fatally shooting 18-year-old Michael Brown, CNN's reporters were taking turns updating viewers at home on what was unfolding in front of them. Lemon and Anderson Cooper were discussing the chaos, and Lemon said that protestors were jumping on cars and he heard gunshots off in the distance. Then after a pause, Lemon followed up that assessment with: "Obviously, there's a smell of marijuana in the air." That detail was not obvious to anyone else, it seemed, as the rest of CNN's crew was too busy running for cover from tear gas and smoke bombs to notice any potential pot in the air. Once again, Twitter lit up with backlash against Lemon because he just cannot seem to keep from making insensitive comments on live television.
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